Welcome to Psychology, study of the human mind.

Monday: check in with essay progress.
Tuesday: nytimes last day to have second meeting over essays. You should have a few paras down. hw: readDave Barry
Wednesday: what makes a good essay? Hook, line, sinker...(yes, you can use I. Not sure how to do this without it)
Thursday: keep on keeping on.
Friday: lets have forensic psych profiles done by M, we will be hearing about each of your people on M. Your final exam is due either the 20th at the start of exam if you are doing it beforehand or at the end of the exam if you are taking it in class.

Week of 6/2/2014
Monday: turn in names of person to be profiled. Discuss possible topics for essay. Make sure questionnaire is complete.
Tuesday: hw I am Adam Lanza's Mother
Wednesday: last day to have first check in for brainstorming topic.
Thursday: Adam Lanza's actual father (long)
Friday: las possible day to change topic for college application essay. Final Exam and Final Roles I will give you a # for the roles, but you can choose to change your person if you like.


Week of 5/27/14
Tuesday: Elliot Rodgers video please click around and get your research going!
Wednesday: Forensic Psych in class work on our questionnaire, discuss our findings, please share.
Thursday: p5 docup2 Diozzi common app
Friday: p5 Diozzi

Week of 5/19/14
Monday: finish personality disorders,
Tuesday: schizophrenia and DSM V diagnosis quick descriptions TED talk on MI
Wednesday: somatoform
Thursday: mental illness quiz, exc is to find out the mental health resources for your college (jrs can research what is available in Burlington or their dream school)
Friday: movie project due for Srs. 100pts I will sign sign out sheets once you turn yours in. Yay Seniors!

Week of 5/12/14
Monday: abnormal ppt
Tuesday:
Wednesday: anxiety
Thursday: quiz on abnormal (to make sure you are paying attention). Movie assignment begins. disorder movie list
Friday: Personality disorder info disorder movie assignment due next F.

Week of 5/4/2014
Monday: school design project
Tuesday: school design project
Wednesday: school design project due tomorrow
Thursday: due date! Teachers/administrators will be evaluating you today
Friday: begin abnormal unit. What is mental illness? ppt hw: bring in a (hard copy) of a current event that involves a mentally ill person or some aspect of mental illness.

Week of 4/28/2014
Monday: TED work on goals of your school!
Tuesday: TED work on school building!
Wednesday: work on school calendar! (hours, vacations, etc)
Thursday: work on school schedule! (required classes, etc.) School design checklist
Friday: hw: use your pre-frontal cortex to make good decisions!

Week of 4/14/2014
Monday: sleep/dream journals due, Sleep Cycles sleep analysis chart plus dream analysis questions due W.
Tuesday: Sleep hygiene! turn in goals during class.
Wednesday: sleep analysis due.
Thursday: have a great break! School design project begins after break. school teachers go to school


Week of 4/7/2014
Monday: begin sleep notes! continue sleep journals
Tuesday: video
Wednesday: guest speaker on narcolepsy.
Thursday: sleep disorder ppt
Friday: training manual due. sleep quiz. sleep and dream journals due MONDAY.

Week of 3/31/2014
Monday: Please go to link
Tuesday: fictitious animal training manual due. partner up and begin: youtube learning activity
Wednesday: youtube activity due, talk about primary and secondary reinforcers, script out How to train your friends... DUE APRIL 11th
Thursday: begin sleep unit. our natural sleep cycle hw: begin tracking sleep and dream journals.
Friday: hw: sleep notes! please read and come in with three questions that you have about sleep written down and continue training project due next F.
next week:
sleep cycle ppt
Sleep disorder ppt
Week of 3/24/2014
Monday: finish up intelligence, taling about learning TED talk and begin learning notes
Tuesday: what is school good at, and what should/can be improved? Pick school groups soon!
Wednesday: Notes! classical conditioning training Dwight
Thursday: operant conditioning. hw: handout, my apologies, 7, 8, and 9 were for AP level, I do not expect you to be able to fully do them. I photocopied the wrong version! I am so sorry.
Friday: handout due. in class begin: training manual Baby Albert hw: pick your subject for How to train your friends...

Week of 3/17/2014
Monday: hw: MI test or try web test or even link
Tuesday: Multiple intelligences. Grouping activity. P5 begin chart
Wednesday: P2: Multiple intelligences chart Multiple Intelligences All charts should be complete by the end of class.
Thursday: completed charts due. Who is the most intelligent person you can think of discussion.
Friday: Can intelligence be increased?

Week of 3/10/2014
Monday: posters due and voting activity in class. If you were absent do a brief write up of what you would have presented and see me to make up the 25pt museum walk activity.
Tuesday: begin Memory in class activity link
Wednesday: 60mins and Part II in class discussion.
Thursday: TED on memory contests
Friday: anteriograde Retrograde autobiographical memory

Week of 3/3/14
Monday: how to search smarter, begin notes on drugs and neurotransmitters
Tuesday: videoon drugs in the brain, helpful neurotransmitter chartand another drug chart
Wednesday: marijuana in the brain
Thursday: Drug Projectin class work on your project due Monday. hw: read zohydro or watch zohydro and write a paragraph explaining why you think it should be FDA approved or not. Due at start of class F.
Friday: finish up working on drug posters for display on Monday. hw: be prepared to talk with others about your drug and how it works on M.

Week of 2/24/2014
Monday: zombie brains due by start of class Tuesday...must be posted on the wiki here: Zombie Brain. It will be graded with zombie brain rubric
Tuesday: in class grading zombies with your headphones. hw: Russel Brandt on addiction
Wednesday: begin drug unit. Prescription drugs
Thursday: list drugs by category
Friday: begin drug project
drug project

Week of 2/10/2014
Monday: Broca's aphasia brain writing assignment...what part of your brain would you be most willing to lose? hw: study for quiz on brain structure/function Pinky and the Brain.
Tuesday: quiz and marijuana and the brain
Wednesday: TED on baby brains.
Thursday: difference b/w male and female brains. hw: extra credit opportunity, edible brain due on Friday
Friday: review zombie brain activity due T after vacay. Zombie Brain

Week of 2/3/2014
Monday: cp candy neuron
Tuesday: neuron labeling quiz. CP open note, H, closed note. Zombie Brain
Wednesday: lizard brain.
Thursday: TED Talk
Friday: brain activity! and Girl who had .5 her cerebrum removed to stop her debilitating seizures link

Week of 1/27/2014
Monday:What is psychology and why are we here? hw: sign up to join this wiki! also bookmark it. download 3D brain ap (free version)
Tuesday: For our first group exercise we will be investigating some of the most compelling psychological studies in the field of psychology, blog. Your group will be posting here Psych Studies which is why you created a login for wikispaces. Please follow the instructions located here. Please prepare to share your findings with the entire class on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Some time to work out the details and then verbally present your study topic and findings to the class.
Thursday: finish presentations. hw for CP, watch neurons. neuron video 4mins
HW for honors: Use your 3D brain ap (or slide 18) to find and label the:
1. Frontal Lobe
2. Parietal Lobe
3. Temporal Lobe
4. Occipital Lobe
5. Cerebellum and Brain Stem
On your profile "selfie." You can use whatever photo editing software that you want.
Your homework is to print out your brain. This will be on display in our room, so put your name on it and take pride in your work. Bring in printed out copy of your labeled brain...color is better :) The library has a color printer, you can't use psych classtime to print.
Friday: Begin brains!hw: TED talk hw: check out: NatGeo next week: brain ppt